45 tons of cocaine seized over the past months in Costa Rica were transported by a U.S. Air Force aircraft for destruction, as part of anti-drug cooperation measures between the two countries.
Costa Rican authorities said it was a C-17 aircraft of the U.S. Air Force that departed with the cargo and that the operation was carried out at Base 2 of the Ministry of Security of Juan Santamaría international airport.
The 45 tons of cocaine is valued at more than $1 billion and was seized over the past few months in various operations between Costa Rica and the U.S. Drug Control Administration (DEA).
“It reflects the importance of cooperation between institutions and countries to tackle drug trafficking ... every ton seized and destroyed is a drug that does not reach the streets,” the Prosecutor’s Office of Costa Rica said.
